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The nominees for this year's Grammy Awards have been announced. Noah tells us about some of the contenders. (3:30). The pieces featured in this story are as follows: "Idioteque," by Radiohead from the album Kid A. Capitol Records, catalog # CDP 7243 5 27753 2 3; "The Roots (Interlude)," by Jill Scott from the album Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol.1" Hidden Beach Records, catalog # HBR 00001; "Walk Softly," by Ricky Skaggs & The Dixie Chicks from the album Big Mon, the Songs of Bill Monroe, Skaggs Family Records, catalog # SKFR CD 1002; "Mass in B Minor," by Johann Sebastian Bach, from Martin Pearlman and Boston Baroque. Telarc, catalog # CD 80517. Remix of Sven Vath's "Barbarella" by Deep Dish, from Barbarella Remixes. See www.deepdish.com. A complete list of nominees is available on NPR's Grammy Awards page.

"The really important thing to remember about Iowa is not that it's first because it's important. Iowa is important because it's first," said one political columnist.

Jack Bishop of the PBS television show America's Test Kitchen walked Morning Edition host A Martínez through a recipe from the kitchen's new vegan cookbook. Texans beware: This chili features beans.

The House of Representatives has passed the One Big Beautiful Bill. The package extends existing temporary tax cuts, makes cuts to Medicaid and adds spending on border security and defense.

The attorney general has launched an informal look at how and why the decisions were made about the early Russia investigation and by whom. It augurs another new phase of the Russia saga.

At the TED Conference in Vancouver this week, two Fellows, Devita Davison and Damon Davis talked about putting ideas to work to invigorate marginalized communities from within.

The producer says there was a time when his co-writers thought, "Maybe this song wasn't meant to be." He also describes working with Amy Winehouse and Bruno Mars. Originally broadcast April 16, 2015.

Swimmer Camille Muffat, 25, boxer Alexis Vastine, 28, and sailor Florence Arthaud, 57, had widely different backgrounds and personalities. They had been filming a reality TV show.

The widespread protests sparked by George Floyd's killing are reverberating in Europe, leading to the removal of two statues in the United Kingdom and one in Belgium tied to racist, colonial legacies.

A real-life mystery about two young sisters who disappeared more than 30 years ago has long haunted novelist Laura Lippman. The crime writer used the story for her latest book: What The Dead Know.